Lindsay Hoyle

Lindsay Hoyle (10 June 1957-) was the Labour MP for Chorley from 1 May 1997 (succeeding Den Dover) and Speaker of the House of Commons from 4 November 2019 (succeeding John Bercow).

Biography
Lindsay Hoyle was born in Adlington, Lancashire, England in 1957, the son of Labour MP Doug Hoyle. He ran a textile and screen printing business before entering politics, and he served on the Chorley Borough Council from 1980 to 1998; he was elected to Parliament in 1997 as the Labour MP for Chorley. On 4 November 2019, he was elected Speaker of the House of Commons with 325/540 votes, promising to be transparent.